“To pass, to be considered beautiful, drag performers had to remove all facial and body hair,” Mem Saab said. “Even today, many drag artists wear gloves to conceal arm hair, shave their bodies or pad ...

In mainstream media, women like me are portrayed through a singular lens: Our conservative beliefs. As such, we are easy to hate, mock and scorn.

The kings in Chicago's performance and drag scene are working to build community and advocate for greater visibility and pay ...

The collective will hold a conversation at ALMA | LEWIS April 2, and Ajamu X will capture a series of portraits of locals.

In this pessimistic, cynical world of ours it’s easy to get hung up on the negative, so let’s try to be positive. There’s nothing wrong with Disney’s live-action remake of “Snow White and the Seven ...

It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If ...

This is the story of how RuPaul's Drag Race confronted its exclusionary ideas about drag and welcomed in a new era of ...

For years, the phrase “OnlyFans girl” has been tossed around with a mix of scorn and condescension, a shorthand for dismissing women who leverage their sexuality online. It’s a label often used to ...

With people in general justifying the absolute obvious craziness of the far-left by being silent and looking the other way, ...

He knew the queen was freaky enough to ask for a human heart but he thought she’d never want to take a look at it ... by a clip from “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” then plodding along again ...

The birthday party/launch party for Ry Armstrong’s mayoral campaign last week promised to be “the most fun political event” I ...

On the eve of a new exhibition, the artist talks to Geordie Greig about his alter ego ‘Claire’, surviving emotional abuse and ...